John Lewis has 'no plans' to close down haberdashery department

The crafters of the nation went into meltdown after rumours began to circulate that John Lewis would be closing it's much-loved haberdashery department.

After the news about Marks & Spencer we don't think we could bear anymore high street axing news and luckily, we don't have to.

That's right, after the company's new managing director gave an interview to the Sunday Times in alluding to the closure of the haberdashery department in favour of waxing service, the department store has confirmed that it not be closing in an official statement.

The statement comes in response to the online petition, 'save the British institution' gained a large amount of traction in the crafting world.

After saddened members of the public took to Twitter to lament their loss and show their support for the campaign, John Lewis decided to rethink their decision, stating: 'Further to recent speculation, we would like to confirm that we have no plans to close or downgrade our haberdashery departments. Haberdashery is woven into the fabric of our business and there are no plans to unstitch it.'